Creperie

The Girl and I had a light lunch at Shade Tree Coffee to try out the crepes. Shade Tree is located on Erwin Road, down the street from Dunkin Donuts.

I had gruyere and she had chocolate with powdered sugar. We both ended up eating my cheese crepe (which was wonderful) because hers was a bit Hershey’s-syrupy. I like to put chunks of chocolate in my chocolate crepes, but at $2.95, the syrup makes sense. Shade Tree Crepe Menu at Lenore’s

Shade Tree appears to be a Duke-student-studying hangout, but there were a few hospital visitors with children; it is only a few blocks from the Children’s Hospital. I’d love to see them stock a few juice boxes for the little ones. It is cheap and easy to do so, and makes for less spills. There was only Odwalla, which can evoke a “Mommy! There’s something floating in my juice!” reaction. Obviously they have a variety of coffee and tea for the adults.

Plenty of seating indoors and out. On one side is an enclosed sidewalk area, which may be fun to run and jump on. On the other side are multiple flights of stairs, which can be pleasantly distracting or nerve-wracking, depending on how old your kid is (and how recently a family member has broken an arm).

Quizno’s Subs are right around the corner~you could easily share an outdoor table~if you need heavier fare.

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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Durham North Carolina, Restaurants

4 Comments to Creperie

Hey, didn’t we also notice crepes at Amelia’s when we visited last week? Creperies were all the rage in SFO back in 1999, but I never saw any here until, well, this week. Have I been missing them?